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[Pages:16]NOTARY PUBLIC PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS

Studying these questions will prepare you to pass the California Notary Exam. Learn the answers to each question and the reasoning behind the question. Answer the questions without looking at any notes and then review. Do this practice exam over until you are getting at least 90% correct. Then you will have no trouble with the 30 question state exam.

1. What is one requirement for becoming a California Notary Public?

a. Be under 18 years of age b. Have a criminal record c. Not pass an exam d. Be a legal resident of California

2. Your jurisdiction will be:

a. The entire state of California b. The county in which you live c. The city in which you work d. The entire United States

3. A possible penalty for committing perjury is:

a. 2 years in prison b. 3 years in prison c. 4 years in prison d. Any of the above

4. You have how many days to take your oath of office after your commencement date:

a. 6 months b. 10 days c. 30 days d. None of the above

5. If you request a new Certificate of Authorization, the State of California must respond within:

a. One month b. 5 days c. One year d. 30 days

6. The agency of the State that will give you the new certificate is the:

a. Corporation Commissioner b. Bureau of Notary Publics c. Secretary of State d. Department of Real Estate

7. Using the words notario publico:

a. Is encouraged b. Is legal in California c. Is prohibited d. Indicates lingual ability

8. If a notary willingly and knowingly notarizes a real estate document that they know to be fraudulent, they are guilty of a:

a Misdemeanor b. Lis pendes c. Carpe diem d. Felony

9. Death Certificates:

a. Must be notarized b. Are not notarized c. Are filed with the IRS d. All of the above

10. A subscribing witness can bring you a:

a. Quit Claim Deed b. Grant Deed c. Mortgage d. Homestead Declaration

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11. The penalty for stating a known false fact as true is now

a. $750 b. $1,500 c. $10,000 d. $75,000

12. Two credible witnesses

a. Are not allowed b. Must be over 21 c. Must be fingerprinted d. None of the above

13. When do you officially become a notary?

a. When you pass the exam b. When the Secretary of State

sends your commission c. When you do your first

certificate d. When your oath and bond are

filed

14. The notary stamp may be:

a. Triangle b. Rectangular c. Only a circle d. None of the above

15. The size of the stamp could be:

a. A 6-foot diameter b. 1 inch in width by 2 ? inches in

length c. 2 ? inches by 6 inches d. One foot square

16. If you are one of the following concerning a document, you must not notarize it:

a. Agent b. Employer c. Lawyer d. Trustor or Trustee

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17. The fine for overcharging for a nonimmigration form is:

a. Up to $10 b. Up to $1,000 c. Up to $75,000 d. Up to $750

18. The fine for failing to notify the State that your stamp or journal was lost is:

a. Up to $10 b. Up to $1,000 c. Up to $1,500 d. Up to $750

19. Willful failure to provide a peace officer with a journal when requested is punishable by a civil penalty of up to:

a. $750 b. $1,500 c. $500 d. $2,500

20. What is the fine for failing to post signs in English and in the other language that you use that you are not an attorney and cannot give legal advice:

a. Up to $750 fine b. Up to $1,500 fine and at least

one year suspension of commission and on second time ? revocation of commission for life c. Two ? four years in prison d. $75,000 fine

21. When a regulation states 30 days it means:

a. Calendar days b. Business days c. a & b d. none of the above

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22. Your commission is dated 9/1/05 and you get your oath filed on 9/25/05. Your commission will expire:

a. Immediately ? you were too late b. 8/31/09 c. 9/24/05 d. 9/1/15

23. The fee for notarizing a circulator's affidavit is:

a. $0 b. $10.00 c. $5.00 d. Negotiable

24. A notary can certify a copy of a power of attorney according to the:

a. Civil Code b. Probate Code c. Bus. & Prof. Code d. Notary Public Code

25. You may turn your journal over to:

a. Your Employer b. No one c. A Peace Officer with probable

cause d. An Auditor

26. During the signature by mark process, how many people write the name of the X signer:

a. At least three b. Two c. One d. None

27. If you move, you must contact the:

a. Secretary of State b. Your employer c. County Clerk d. Department of Notary Public

28. If you move, you must contact the proper authority within:

a. 1 day b. 10 days c. 30 days d. 6 months

29. If you give up your journal to a proper authority, you must notify the Secretary of State within:

a. 1 day b. 10 days c. 30 days d. 1 month

30. A commission is valid for ______ years:

a. 1 year b. 2 years c. 4 years d. 12 years

31. Your 4-year notary bond is worth:

a. $15,000 b. $750 c. $75,000 d. $1,500

32. The statute of limitations for making a statement known to be false is:

a. One year b. Two years c. Three years d. Four years

33. To be acceptable, ID's must be current or issued within the past:

a. 1 year b. 2 years c. 5 years d. 10 years

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34. What does not need to be on a passport?

a. Picture of holder b. Holder's signature c. Notary's signature d. Date of issue

35. Notary certificates are signed by:

a. Notary b. Secretary of State c. Client d. Lender

36. An ID needs the holder's:

a. Picture b. Signature c. Physical Description d. All of the above

37. When taking an oath:

a. Signer must raise right hand b. Signer must pay extra fee c. Signer must repeat oath d. Raising right hand is not

required

38. Notaries must:

a. Keep a photocopy of every document notarized

b. Keep their stamp and journal under their direct control

c. Refuse service to a homeless individual

d. None of the above

39. When you resign a commission, you deliver all your papers to:

a. Secretary of State b. County Clerk where your

current oath is on file c. Your employer d. None of the above

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40. If you fail to file the oath and bond on time:

a. Your commission is void b. You must pay $20 to reapply c. You must complete a new

application d. All of the above

41. A notary seeking reappointment must retake the notary exam:

a. Any time after you have to pay a fine

b. Never c. Every 4 years d. None of the above

42. The fine for willful failure to notify the Secretary of State of an address or name change is:

a. $500 b. $750 c. $1,500 d. $15,000

43. Notaries can withhold services:

a. When their employer limits services to transactions related to the employer's business

b. When a document is incomplete c. When they believe someone

does not understand what they are signing d. All of the above

44. Which is the true statement?

a. It is the notary's duty to draft power of attorney, mortgages and deeds when requested

b. A notary does not have to charge a fee

c. Holographic wills must be notarized to be valid

d. Holographic wills are typewritten

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45. A notary may:

a. Notarize a document in a foreign language

b. Not notarize documents that he or she will sign as corporate officers

c. Notarize relative's documents d. All of the above

46. Signers of the following documents must leave a right thumbprint:

a. Homestead Declaration b. Power of Attorney c. Trust Deed for real estate d. b & c

47. A notary is obligated to:

a. Reimburse a surety company for bond funds paid out

b. Determine whether a signer has authority to sign as a corporate officer

c. Let their employer hold their seal if they paid for it

d. Use the all-purpose certificate for a jurat

48. An affirmation is:

a. Jurat b. Legal equivalent of an oath but

has no referral to a Supreme Being c. Never used d. All of the above

49. A non-attorney notary (qualified & bonded as an immigration consultant) may charge up to $10 for:

a. Completing a person's immigration application

b. Oaths and affirmation c. Per signature on a Jurat d. All of the above

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50. A notary may not notarize:

a. When they are the attorney who drafted the papers

b. When they are a real estate agent who sold the property

c. For a spouse d. When they are a mortgagor in a

transaction

51. For a first-time applicant to get a commission they:

a. Must pass an exam b. Be fingerprinted c. Be at least 18 years of age d. All of the above

52. A certificate of authorization may be gotten:

a. From the governor's office b. From the Department of Real

Estate c. From the Secretary of State d. None of the above

53. Satisfactory evidence of identity means relying on either:

a. ID cards b. Credible identifying witnesses c. Business card photos d. a and b

54. A California Notary may:

a. Advertise they are immigration consultants

b. Take depositions and affidavits c. Certify a copy of a foreign birth

certificate d. Normally notarize a will

55. An oath is:

a. An affirmation b. Never used c. A solemn spoken pledge d. a and c

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56. A certified copy certifies that the reproduction:

a. Is accurate b. Is never done c. Can be charged $30 d. None of the above

57. Influencing a notary to perform improperly is a:

a. Moral Turpitude Felony b. Misdemeanor c. Felony d. Infraction

58. Notaries shall not perform notary actions if they are:

a. An Attorney b. An Employee c. Named as a principal in a

financial transaction d. An Agent

59. Which of the following is signed in the presence of the notary:

a. Acknowledgment b. Jurat c. Certificate d. None of the above

60. An acknowledgment certifies that under penalty of perjury:

a. Signer's identity was satisfactorily proven to notary

b. The signer admits that they signed the document

c. The signer appeared before the notary

d. All of the above

61. A man inherits a property in Alabama with his sister and they must send an affidavit to the court. He can have a friend notarize his signature and:

a. He can notarize his sister's signature

b. He can notarize both signatures c. He can never notarize an

Alabama document d. He can't do either notarization

62. Notaries obtain their seals from the:

a. Secretary of State b. County Clerk c. Approved vendors or

manufacturers d. Their employer

63. When a subscribing witness brings a document the action is called:

a. Acknowledgment b. Protest c. Jurat d. Proof of Execution

64. If a principal cannot appear, the document may be brought to the notary by:

a. Any peace officer b. An agent for the principal c. A spouse d. One subscribing witness

65. A subscribing witness is placed under oath and asked:

a. Did you sign as a witness? b. Did the signer acknowledge

their signing? c. Did the signer ask you to get

the document notarized? d. All of the above

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66. An embossed seal impression:

a. Is always required by Notary Law

b. Can never be used c. Is acceptable but not required d. Is only for senior notaries

67. Which of the following lists are all Notary Actions:

a. Acknowledgment, Jurat, Copy Certification, Oath, Deposition

b. Jurat, Affirmation, Protest, Power of Attorney, Loan Document Signing

c. Proof of Execution, Protest, Affidavit, Jurat

d. Proof of Execution, Jurat, Oath of Office, Acknowledgment

68. Credible witnesses:

a. Are never placed under oath b. Must not have a financial

interest in the document c. Must always know the notary d. All of the above

69. If you resign a position with your employer:

a. You must resign your commission

b. Leave all journals with the employer for the new notary

c. You take the exam again d. Notify the Secretary of State of

any business address change

70. A Military Notary:

a. Is in trouble b. Charges no fees c. Can only charge senior officers d. None of the above

71. A person who is not commissioned and holds herself out as a notary is:

a. Guilty of a felony b. Legal c. Guilty of an infraction d. Guilty of a misdemeanor

72. An employer of a Notary can:

a. Copy Journal entries of business generated documents in front of the notary

b. Inspect and retain a sequential journal at any time

c. Enter necessary corrections to journal

d. Appoint another employee to use the journal when the notary is absent

73. A notary must respond to a request for a transaction within ____days.

a. One b. Two c. Thirty d. Fifteen

74. The notary or security bond protects the:

a. Notary b. Public c. Employer d. State

75. The only documents that do not require a seal are:

a. Subdivision maps b. Veterans certificate c. Circulator's affidavit d. Change of venue

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76. The county named in the Venue is where:

a. The signer personally appeared b. The notary's business is located c. Where the signer lives d. None of the above

77. If a person has no right thumb and a thumbprint is needed:

a. Use any finger b. Make a note of this problem c. You use the left thumb d. All of the above

78. If asked to notarize an incomplete document, a notary should:

a. Make a note in the journal b. Take a thumbprint c. Charge $10 more d. Refuse

79. A Notary seal must:

a. Be photographically reproducible and contain an expiration date

b. Contain the state seal and the words notary public

c. Have a serrated or milled edge border

d. All of the above

80. The most frequently completed form is:

a. The acknowledgment b. Jurat c. Confidential marriage license d. Protest

81. Linda Martinez, a law student, is starting a business as an immigration consultant. She may not advertise:

a. That she is a notary public b. Her fee c. Her office hours d. None of the above

82. Which items must always be put in the journal:

a. Date, time, type of document, fees

b. Date, type of document, fees, address of signer

c. Fees, time, document date, name of signer

d. Date, time, fees, thumbprint

83. Some of the elements of a seal are:

a. State seal and notary's name b. Expiration date of commission

and county where oath is on file c. Sequential ID number of

manufacturer and notary's sequential commission number d. All of the above

84. A notary may not advertise

a. Fees to be charged b. In Spanish c. The Spanish terms notario

publico or notario d. On a desk plaque

85. The main purpose of a credible identifying witness is to:

a. Substitute for a signer b. Watch the signer sign the

document c. Prove that a person signed a

document d. Identify a signer

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